Up early, left Oz a couple of dollars more - he had about $30 for 3 days, including board. But didn't care as I was off to Tokyo. The plane was about half-full and I had a window seat on the back row. Unfortunately there aren't many sights in the Pacific. All of a sudden we crossed the dateline and.......it was tomorrow.
2011
$30 - Oz was notorious for being a little close to his wallet. $30 was probably about twice as much as he needed. Mainfish.
We split up for a couple of weeks. I went to Tokyo to meet up with Bop to watch the IAAF World Athletic Championships and Oz spent a few more days in Hawaii and then headed to NZ. The plan was to meet up later in Newcastle, NSW. I've mentioned a few times that my first ever trip abroad was to Rome in 1987. This was the first stop in a month long European inter-rail trip with Oz and Bop. We spent about 4 days at the Roma 87 World Championships and at the end the big screen said "Sayonara. See you in Tokyo 1991". Bop and I looked at each other and said "OK then". Obviously, going through Oz's head was the thought "Tokyo, that's an expensive place, I'm not going there".
A short diary entry as it was a short day.
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